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Best Countries for English Speakers

Where you can survive without Google Translate open in every conversation.

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1.
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Gold Coast

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$2267/mo rent$4578/mo total28°C summersCoastal
65score
2.
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Perth

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$1821/mo rent$3726/mo total29°C summersCoastal
68score
3.
🇦🇺

Sydney

Australia

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$2506/mo rent$4790/mo total26°C summers114 MbpsCoastal
67score
4.
🇬🇧

Brighton

United Kingdom

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$1894/mo rent$4174/mo total20°C summersCoastal
64score
5.
🇮🇪

Cork

Ireland

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$2005/mo rent$4277/mo total19°C summersCoastal
70score
6.
🇳🇿

Dunedin

New Zealand

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$991/mo rent$2579/mo total18°C summersCoastal
70score
7.
🇺🇸

Kansas City

United States

English data pending. Try pointing and smiling.

$1395/mo rent$3488/mo total31°C summers
54score
8.
🇺🇸

Chicago

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2388/mo rent$4782/mo totalEnglish: Very High27°C summers180 Mbps
53score
9.
🇺🇸

Honolulu

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2703/mo rent$5635/mo totalEnglish: Very High30°C summersCoastal
54score
10.
🇺🇸

Las Vegas

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1587/mo rent$3629/mo totalEnglish: Very High39°C summers
53score
11.
🇺🇸

Los Angeles

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2839/mo rent$5568/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers176 MbpsCoastal
56score
12.
🇺🇸

Miami

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3010/mo rent$5616/mo totalEnglish: Very High32°C summersCoastal
48score
13.
🇺🇸

New York

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$4281/mo rent$7597/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers162 MbpsCoastal
56score
14.
🇺🇸

Phoenix

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1787/mo rent$4080/mo totalEnglish: Very High40°C summers
52score
15.
🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3413/mo rent$6373/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers181 MbpsCoastal
56score
16.
🇺🇸

Seattle

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2442/mo rent$5095/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers185 MbpsCoastal
60score
17.
🇺🇸

Tucson

United States

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1322/mo rent$3037/mo totalEnglish: Very High37°C summers
57score
18.
🇬🇧

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1620/mo rent$3915/mo totalEnglish: Very High17°C summers89 MbpsCoastal
72score
19.
🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3000/mo rent$6004/mo totalEnglish: Very High22°C summers87 Mbps
61score
20.
🇬🇧

Manchester

United Kingdom

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1703/mo rent$3822/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers102 Mbps
71score
21.
🇮🇪

Dublin

Ireland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2522/mo rent$5033/mo totalEnglish: Very High18°C summers91 MbpsCoastal
67score
22.
🇸🇬

Singapore

Singapore

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2696/mo rent$4847/mo totalEnglish: Very High31°C summers279 MbpsCoastal
71score
23.
🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2602/mo rent$5185/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers122 MbpsCoastal
69score
24.
🇳🇱

Rotterdam

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1805/mo rent$4105/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers141 MbpsCoastal
76score
25.
🇳🇱

The Hague

Netherlands

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1548/mo rent$3506/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
75score
26.
🇨🇦

Montreal

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1309/mo rent$3088/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers112 Mbps
78score
27.
🇨🇦

Toronto

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1659/mo rent$3697/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers125 Mbps
74score
28.
🇨🇦

Vancouver

Canada

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1925/mo rent$4047/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers183 MbpsCoastalMountains
75score
29.
🇭🇷

Split

Croatia

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1077/mo rent$2875/mo totalEnglish: Very High30°C summersCoastalMountains
68score
30.
🇦🇹

Graz

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$772/mo rent$2706/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers
78score
31.
🇦🇹

Salzburg

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1537/mo rent$3773/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers
72score
32.
🇦🇹

Vienna

Austria

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1303/mo rent$3410/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers101 Mbps
78score
33.
🇩🇪

Berlin

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1550/mo rent$3669/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers128 Mbps
77score
34.
🇩🇪

Cologne

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1171/mo rent$3165/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers189 Mbps
83score
35.
🇩🇪

Frankfurt

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1358/mo rent$3547/mo totalEnglish: Very High26°C summers
73score
36.
🇩🇪

Hamburg

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1359/mo rent$3416/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers96 Mbps
75score
37.
🇩🇪

Leipzig

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$800/mo rent$2569/mo totalEnglish: Very High25°C summers214 Mbps
86score
38.
🇩🇪

Munich

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1678/mo rent$3977/mo totalEnglish: Very High22°C summers92 Mbps
75score
39.
🇩🇪

Stuttgart

Germany

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1157/mo rent$3142/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers224 Mbps
84score
40.
🇳🇴

Oslo

Norway

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2004/mo rent$4736/mo totalEnglish: Very High21°C summers258 MbpsCoastal
71score
41.
🇵🇹

Faro

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1077/mo rent$2568/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers49 MbpsCoastal
74score
42.
🇵🇹

Funchal

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1568/mo rent$3229/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summersCoastalMountains
71score
43.
🇵🇹

Lagos

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1233/mo rent$2851/mo totalEnglish: Very High28°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
73score
44.
🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1616/mo rent$3363/mo totalEnglish: Very High27°C summers238 MbpsCoastal
79score
45.
🇵🇹

Porto

Portugal

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1297/mo rent$2862/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers226 MbpsCoastal
82score
46.
🇩🇰

Copenhagen

Denmark

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1970/mo rent$4234/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers245 MbpsCoastal
80score
47.
🇸🇮

Ljubljana

Slovenia

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1118/mo rent$2916/mo totalEnglish: Very High27°C summers130 Mbps
77score
48.
🇸🇪

Gothenburg

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1080/mo rent$2802/mo totalEnglish: Very High19°C summers163 MbpsCoastal
80score
49.
🇸🇪

Malmo

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1092/mo rent$2884/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
75score
50.
🇸🇪

Stockholm

Sweden

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1816/mo rent$4131/mo totalEnglish: Very High20°C summers190 MbpsCoastal
77score
51.
🇫🇮

Helsinki

Finland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1210/mo rent$2888/mo totalEnglish: Very High22°C summers227 MbpsCoastal
85score
52.
🇿🇦

Cape Town

South Africa

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1026/mo rent$2475/mo totalEnglish: Very High24°C summers53 MbpsCoastalMountains
50score
53.
🇵🇱

Krakow

Poland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$976/mo rent$2519/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers88 Mbps
75score
54.
🇵🇱

Warsaw

Poland

English level: Very High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1224/mo rent$2909/mo totalEnglish: Very High23°C summers109 Mbps
74score
55.
🇷🇴

Bucharest

Romania

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$668/mo rent$2059/mo totalEnglish: High30°C summers255 Mbps
77score
56.
🇬🇷

Athens

Greece

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$737/mo rent$2323/mo totalEnglish: High32°C summers98 MbpsCoastal
74score
57.
🇭🇺

Budapest

Hungary

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$918/mo rent$2402/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers80 Mbps
74score
58.
🇸🇰

Bratislava

Slovakia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1118/mo rent$2707/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers99 Mbps
72score
59.
🇸🇰

Kosice

Slovakia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$965/mo rent$2523/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers85 Mbps
72score
60.
🇨🇿

Prague

Czech Republic

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1228/mo rent$2981/mo totalEnglish: High23°C summers137 Mbps
78score
61.
🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$690/mo rent$1748/mo totalEnglish: High32°C summers135 Mbps
73score
62.
🇷🇸

Belgrade

Serbia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$904/mo rent$2405/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers68 Mbps
70score
63.
🇦🇷

Buenos Aires

Argentina

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$767/mo rent$2388/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers55 Mbps
61score
64.
🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2060/mo rent$4961/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers
71score
65.
🇨🇭

Bern

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1960/mo rent$4662/mo totalEnglish: High24°C summers
71score
66.
🇨🇭

Geneva

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2887/mo rent$6149/mo totalEnglish: High26°C summers122 Mbps
67score
67.
🇨🇭

Lausanne

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2058/mo rent$4846/mo totalEnglish: High25°C summers465 Mbps
78score
68.
🇨🇭

Lucerne

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2173/mo rent$5232/mo totalEnglish: High24°C summers412 Mbps
77score
69.
🇨🇭

Lugano

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1813/mo rent$4788/mo totalEnglish: High27°C summers306 Mbps
79score
70.
🇨🇭

Zurich

Switzerland

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$3006/mo rent$6265/mo totalEnglish: High23°C summers213 Mbps
73score
71.
🇪🇪

Tallinn

Estonia

English level: High. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$816/mo rent$2649/mo totalEnglish: High20°C summers112 MbpsCoastal
77score
72.
🇬🇪

Batumi

Georgia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$461/mo rent$1483/mo totalEnglish: Moderate26°C summers32 MbpsCoastalMountains
68score
73.
🇬🇪

Tbilisi

Georgia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$681/mo rent$1861/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers45 Mbps
66score
74.
🇦🇪

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2288/mo rent$4463/mo totalEnglish: Moderate41°C summers378 MbpsCoastal
59score
75.
🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1712/mo rent$3576/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
69score
76.
🇪🇸

Bilbao

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1259/mo rent$3036/mo totalEnglish: Moderate25°C summersCoastal
72score
77.
🇪🇸

Madrid

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1498/mo rent$3339/mo totalEnglish: Moderate31°C summers94 Mbps
72score
78.
🇪🇸

Malaga

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1392/mo rent$3101/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summersCoastal
70score
79.
🇪🇸

Seville

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$980/mo rent$2459/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summers
71score
80.
🇪🇸

Tenerife

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1217/mo rent$2964/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summersCoastalMountains
72score
81.
🇪🇸

Valencia

Spain

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1429/mo rent$3154/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
73score
82.
🇫🇷

Lyon

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$972/mo rent$2854/mo totalEnglish: Moderate26°C summers146 Mbps
76score
83.
🇫🇷

Marseille

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$902/mo rent$2711/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summers169 MbpsCoastal
77score
84.
🇫🇷

Montpellier

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$930/mo rent$2601/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summersCoastal
71score
85.
🇫🇷

Nice

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1142/mo rent$3050/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summersCoastal
70score
86.
🇫🇷

Paris

France

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1604/mo rent$3668/mo totalEnglish: Moderate24°C summers173 Mbps
73score
87.
🇭🇰

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2225/mo rent$4165/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summersCoastal
55score
88.
🇦🇲

Yerevan

Armenia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$680/mo rent$1659/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summers65 MbpsMountains
67score
89.
🇹🇼

Taipei

Taiwan

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$735/mo rent$1954/mo totalEnglish: Moderate32°C summers142 Mbps
73score
90.
🇮🇱

Haifa

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1054/mo rent$3267/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers63 MbpsCoastalMountains
66score
91.
🇮🇱

Jerusalem

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1920/mo rent$4324/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers88 MbpsMountains
61score
92.
🇮🇱

Tel Aviv

Israel

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$2194/mo rent$4876/mo totalEnglish: Moderate29°C summers92 MbpsCoastal
59score
93.
🇰🇷

Seoul

South Korea

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$871/mo rent$2386/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summers182 MbpsMountains
81score
94.
🇷🇺

Moscow

Russia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1499/mo rent$3173/mo totalEnglish: Moderate22°C summers
43score
95.
🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg

Russia

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$908/mo rent$2229/mo totalEnglish: Moderate21°C summersCoastal
47score
96.
🇨🇷

Atenas

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$650/mo rent$1169/mo totalEnglish: Moderate27°C summersMountains
61score
97.
🇨🇷

San Jose

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$998/mo rent$2417/mo totalEnglish: Moderate25°C summers82 MbpsMountains
60score
98.
🇨🇷

Tamarindo

Costa Rica

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$950/mo rent$1552/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summers187 MbpsCoastal
65score
99.
🇮🇹

Bologna

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1130/mo rent$3115/mo totalEnglish: Moderate31°C summers
70score
100.
🇮🇹

Florence

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1316/mo rent$3360/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summers46 MbpsMountains
69score
101.
🇮🇹

Milan

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1737/mo rent$3976/mo totalEnglish: Moderate28°C summers90 MbpsMountains
68score
102.
🇮🇹

Rome

Italy

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1355/mo rent$3185/mo totalEnglish: Moderate30°C summers75 MbpsCoastal
70score
103.
🇻🇳

Da Nang

Vietnam

English level: Moderate. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$475/mo rent$1183/mo totalEnglish: Moderate34°C summers245 MbpsCoastal
66score
104.
🇲🇦

Marrakech

Morocco

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$495/mo rent$1387/mo totalEnglish: Low35°C summers
62score
105.
🇵🇦

Boquete

Panama

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

English: Low24°C summersMountains
55score
106.
🇵🇦

Panama City

Panama

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

English: Low29°C summers31 MbpsCoastal
51score
107.
🇹🇷

Istanbul

Turkey

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1070/mo rent$2444/mo totalEnglish: Low28°C summers51 MbpsCoastal
54score
108.
🇮🇳

Bangalore

India

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$324/mo rent$1023/mo totalEnglish: Low28°C summers94 Mbps
66score
109.
🇮🇳

Goa

India

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$167/mo rent$853/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summers80 MbpsCoastal
65score
110.
🇧🇷

Florianopolis

Brazil

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$627/mo rent$1675/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summersCoastal
53score
111.
🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$661/mo rent$1816/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers143 MbpsCoastal
56score
112.
🇨🇴

Medellin

Colombia

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$703/mo rent$1884/mo totalEnglish: Low26°C summers79 MbpsMountains
50score
113.
🇮🇩

Bali

Indonesia

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1082/mo rent$2210/mo totalEnglish: Low29°C summers36 MbpsCoastal
63score
114.
🇨🇳

Beijing

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1059/mo rent$2159/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers204 Mbps
64score
115.
🇨🇳

Shanghai

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$907/mo rent$1987/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers281 MbpsCoastal
66score
116.
🇨🇳

Shenzhen

China

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$743/mo rent$1750/mo totalEnglish: Low31°C summers
59score
117.
🇪🇬

Cairo

Egypt

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$215/mo rent$988/mo totalEnglish: Low35°C summers26 Mbps
52score
118.
🇲🇽

Tulum

Mexico

English level: Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1045/mo rent$2193/mo totalEnglish: Low32°C summers41 MbpsCoastal
45score
119.
🇯🇵

Tokyo

Japan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1359/mo rent$2947/mo totalEnglish: Very Low28°C summers53 MbpsCoastal
71score
120.
🇲🇽

Ajijic

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$879/mo rent$1943/mo totalEnglish: Very Low26°C summers
49score
121.
🇲🇽

Cancun

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$737/mo rent$2184/mo totalEnglish: Very Low32°C summers142 MbpsCoastal
52score
122.
🇲🇽

Merida

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$601/mo rent$1859/mo totalEnglish: Very Low34°C summers
48score
123.
🇲🇽

Mexico City

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1173/mo rent$2641/mo totalEnglish: Very Low24°C summers33 MbpsMountains
44score
124.
🇲🇽

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1068/mo rent$2479/mo totalEnglish: Very Low32°C summersCoastal
46score
125.
🇲🇽

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1435/mo rent$3092/mo totalEnglish: Very Low30°C summersCoastal
44score
126.
🇲🇽

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$1106/mo rent$2433/mo totalEnglish: Very Low26°C summers
48score
127.
🇺🇿

Tashkent

Uzbekistan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$609/mo rent$1484/mo totalEnglish: Very Low35°C summers83 Mbps
55score
128.
🇰🇿

Almaty

Kazakhstan

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$756/mo rent$1991/mo totalEnglish: Very Low28°C summers133 MbpsMountains
58score
129.
🇹🇭

Bangkok

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$703/mo rent$1814/mo totalEnglish: Very Low33°C summers77 Mbps
58score
130.
🇹🇭

Chiang Mai

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$463/mo rent$1374/mo totalEnglish: Very Low31°C summers143 MbpsMountains
66score
131.
🇹🇭

Phuket

Thailand

English level: Very Low. Better start Duolingo. Seriously.

$708/mo rent$1891/mo totalEnglish: Very Low31°C summersCoastal
58score
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